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Home My WebLink AboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1987-04-15, Page 8PAGE 8----GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1987 PE 1ER For the convenience of our customers and contractors we will now be open at 9 ammo dally. Hope to see you soon,. 74 HAMILTON ST.,,GODE.RICH 524-2448 Touring Ti GOLD WINS TUNE VPS Get your Gold Win Tune Up Early from 6 Tune ups 15 P check •spokes & rims - change oil & filters - check fuel system - adjust valve & cam cl'�ain check ignition time check air filter - check clap adjustment Coil or book your appointmentOLLY We're Honda CrazyHoNaA check motor and exhaust mounts check all controls check lights & battery adjust drive train - check fluid levels check tires clean & test drive 319 units of blood. collected BY LOU -ANN HOPE For some persons at Wednesday's blood donor clinic at Goderich District Col- legiate Institute, it was their first time giv- ing blood. But, for many others, going to the clinic was routine practice. It was hoped the clinic, which was held at the high school by the Canadian Red Cross Society from London, would reach its quota of 290 units of blood. The clinic exceeded its quota by a substanial margin. -There were 333 registered donors with 317 units of blood being collected," Mary Donnelly, volunteer co-ordinator of the clinic; said, adding "it was a very good clinic." At the last clinic held in Goderich in Oc- tober of 1986, there were 285 registered donors with 263 units of blood collected. There were 22 deferrals for varus reasons. The clinic, which ran from 2-5 p.m. and again from 6:30-8.:30 p.m., was kept busy, especially during the afternoon school hours when the students were allowed to leave class to donate blood. STEPS TO GIVING BLOOD The entire blood donating procedure • followed at a clinic can take up to one-half our when the clinic is not extremely busy. The busier it is, the longer it takes, Don- nelly noted. The first step in giving blood is register- ing at the clinic. This involves checking your name, address, telephone number and the last time you gave blood. From there, it is on to the blood technology table where your blood is' typed and tested, ex- plained Phyllis McDonald of the London Red Cross Society. Whether you •can give' blood at the clinic is decided at this stage. 'They first check to see is the iron con= tent in the blood is high enough to allow the person to donate on this particular day," McDonald said. The donor can be turned away for`avariety of reasons including low iron content, suffering frorn.a cold, or has taken certain medications. There are a number of other factors which may keep a donor from giving blood, however a registered nurse determines whether the person is a suitable donor. If the person is accepted as a donor, then it is on to the donor beds where the donor is monitored by a nurse. '•The time it takes to give blood varies from donor to donor. It can take anywhere from 'seven to 10 minutes," Lois Morris, head nurse at the clinic, said. It is atthis point where some persons ex- perience.a side effect; namely,. fainting. "There • is- always a few that go out," t clinic Goderich residents gave the gift of life last Wednesday by attending the blood donor clinic held at GDCI. For some, the spring clinic was the first time they gave blood but for , Goderich resident Heather Johnston, Wednesday's clinic marked her 10th donation. :Ac- companying mom through the entire process, was her daughter Amanda who watches as . Thelma Rich, clinical assistant with the Red Cross, tests her mom's blood. Iphoto by Lou': •Ann Hope) Morris said. however, a few minutes of rest cures that queasy feeling. After giving blood, the donors are treated to a snack of cola, juice, coffee or tea as well as cookies. WHAT HAPPENS TO DONATED BLOOD With the concern surrounding the AIDS. • disease ( Acquired Immune Defiency Syn- .drome ), many people are concerned about giving and receiving blood.. However, ;all ,donated blood is screened at the Society's main clinic. in London before being sent to hospitals•for use. • "Each unit collected at a clinic is tested for its blood group, hepatitis B, syphilis and exposure to the AIDS-related virus," Morris explained. If the testing indicates that the donor may have been exposed to an infectitous disease; he will be'informed confidentially and his name will be added to a confiden- tial Red Cross register of those who cannot donate blood. It 'should also be realized that donors cannot get AIDS or any other disease from giving blood. All the materials used for collecting blood are sterile, Used only: once • and discarded. The London Red Cross Society supplies. 27 different hospitals. in Southwestern On- tario with blood. Blood is issued only after it has been tested. "Some of the blood that is donated here ( at the Goderich clinic) will come back to the hospital up here," Morris said. HELP WITH CLINIC A number of •service clubs. as well as in- dividual volunteers provided their ser- vices to help the Goderich clinic run smoothly, Donnelly saic1. Included among the volunteers were the Lions ClutS who telephoned the names on the 'donor list, the Kinsmen Club who pro- vide transportation.for the Mennonitesand help with advertising the clinic, the high school students who • provide babysitting, and community vol*nteers who help out in a variety of ways•including setting 'up and' • cleaning up after the clinic. Donnelly also noted that•the local Zehr's store donated the juice and cookies for the clinic while Tuckey Beverages in Exeter donated the soda -pop. There are only twoblood donor clinics held in Goderich throughout the year With:. the next clinic to beheld this fall, PITC receives approval to tap into system . Approval had been granted for., the Goderich Public Utilities Commission (PUC) -to 'tap into the Huron County Com- munication System. The PUC had made as request to the Goderich Police Commission concerning tapping into the system in order to have the • PUC's security and alarm system at the water treatment plant monitored. Monitor- ing PUC after-hours emergency calls were L_ Try our n COMBINATION PACK ONE PIECE OF :::. FriedChlcken , Nuggets, FRES, SALAD AND A SLICE OF BREAD. JUST $3,99 This is a limited time : ,ffei from April 13th te• April 26th,1987. - wm."—wff.".""mgwammw It's the MigiMinifflingelninlignMERSIM 94 ELGIN AVE EAST, GODERICH PHONE 524-7359 fried Chicken ..-.a,t,....ew...-...1.m,-.Y.44W..W� also part of the request. At•last Thursday's PUC meeting, the com- missioners were informed of the. Police Commission's approval , concerning the dispatch request. •. The approval will be incorporated in a .revised • agreement with the other 'municipalities that use the dispatch system. Tapping into the system Will cost the PUC about $4,353 each year. User fees are pro- rated from the date of use; Middel said. The PUC's share represents about three per, cent - of the. total cost, of the communication system.. • . Public utilities commissioners gave the go-ahead to proceed with the necessary ar- rangements to tap into the communication st•stem although Middel noted that they did not know exactly when use of the .system would begin. . H.D. MARINE CONTRACTORS LAKEFRONT EROSION CONTROL ®Steel Grdyne Walls and. Pilings ®Armor Stone Protection and Rip Rap available SERVING GRAND BEND, RAYFIELD, GODERICI- 8, A "EA (519) 565-2157 Days a Week Can We Talk? Can aae discuss frankly as hat the Goderich Signal -Star means to you and your family? ( all: Shirl.% J. hells. 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